Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

"If you two cannot provide a reasonable explanation, then based solely on your actions just now, I can classify you as enemies."

At this moment, the gentle smile that often graced Yann's face slowly faded, and his voice turned completely cold.

Facing the countless cherry blossoms, the armored youth revealed a playful smile and said...

"Is this the power that pierced through Hades' defenses? Unbelievable! How could such a small and weak blade achieve that?"

The next moment, the armored youth's expression instantly turned into a bizarre madness. He clenched his hand in the air to the side, and a large amount of mud emerged from the wooden deck, forming weapons resembling swords.

"How about... we see for ourselves what that so-called 'one cut equals a billion cuts' is?"

Immediately, Ahn's vigilance soared to its peak. As he secretly pondered various backup plans, the Great Tengu woman spoke up and rebuked him.

"Don't cause trouble. Do you want to waste unnecessary resources?"

"Stop being so long-winded, Frod. You've already had your fill of a good fight, what right do you have to criticize me?" The armored youth said maniacally, radiating an aura of restless anticipation.

“That was a battle we had no choice but to fight, Fmoru.” Frode’s tone also became somewhat dissatisfied.

At this moment, Yann and Hancock exchanged a glance, both revealing a hint of doubt in their eyes.

Chief of Staff?

Freud?

Besides their extremely similar names, what's more important is their conversation, which immediately sparked several guesses in Yann's mind.

"Alright, Fumor, don't forget our mission. The master is also watching the outcome of this matter."

Only after Freud uttered those words did Fmoru reluctantly release the strange weapon he was holding.

Then, Frode glanced at Yorn and Hancock before continuing, "We are a special force directly under the Five Elders, Major General Yorn, you have an obligation to cooperate with us."

“Proof?!” Yaen asked.

“You lowly person, do you really think you have the right to ask for something like this?” Fumor said disdainfully.

After giving Fomer a disapproving look, Frode spoke.

"Major General Yann, the so-called proof is meaningless. With our strength, we don't need to impersonate anyone to do what we want."

After a pause, Freud continued.

"Now, we would like to ask Major General Yann to come with us. All we need is for Major General Yann to point out the location of the sunken Hades ship."

Even though Freud's tone was much better than Vermor's, the arrogance hidden in his words was almost impossible to conceal, and his tone left no room for negotiation for Arn.

However, what Freud didn't know was that Arn was now filled with curiosity about Freud, especially about her youthful and curvaceous body.

Of course, what Yaon was curious about was how Chief Freud, who used to look like a middle-aged man, had now turned into the body of a young woman.

As Arn continued to respond to Chief Freud's past tone and behavior, coupled with the suggestive conversation between Freud and Fmoral just now, Arn was more than 90% certain that the Freud before him was the same Chief Freud from the past.

'How about we urgently contact Dragon, Kuma, Enel, Moria, Corazon, and Perona to ambush Frodo halfway?'

Corazon's "Silence-Silence Fruit" can seal away Observation Haki, and recently he has also developed abilities such as blocking Den Den Mushi communications...

'With Hancock and I going all out, even Kaido could be caught. No matter how strong Frodo is, he has no chance of escaping.'

However, Yann quickly dismissed this tempting idea.

Although Yann was almost certain that after thoroughly studying Frodo's body, he would be able to learn a major secret hidden by the World Government.

However, with the Revolutionary Army having just acquired "Ship Spirit Bruton" and preparing to rebuild an Ancient Weapon, Hades, such an adventure seemed less than worthwhile.

Upon realizing this, Yann's expression became kind and gentle again, and even the cherry blossoms in the sky quickly dissipated as he spoke repeatedly.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't realize you two were important figures in the World Government. I thought you were some kind of pirates. I'm really sorry for the intrusion."

Immediately, amidst Yann's kind tone and infectious smile, Freud and Fmoru both appeared to be enjoying themselves.

After all, the man in front of them was no ordinary person.

Breaking through the defenses of the Hades behemoth was an achievement that no one could have accomplished even eight hundred years ago.

Being flattered so politely by such a man, Freud and Vermor naturally felt a sense of satisfaction.

"However, my lords, if you wish to locate the sunken Pluto ship, then the assistance I can offer is very limited..."

After a pause, Yann continued.

"I wasn't in charge of recording the data after the war, and to avoid any appearance of impropriety, I didn't pay attention to that data, so I don't know the exact location of the Hades ship's sinking."

"By the way, perhaps this location data has already been submitted to Marshal Sengoku. You two can verify it with Marshal Sengoku."

Upon hearing this, Frode unabashedly pulled out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket and contacted someone.

A moment later, the voice from the Den Den Mushi relayed a specific location to Frodo.

"Yes, sorry to bother you."

Freud said calmly, then spread his wings and disappeared in the blink of an eye, almost like the wind.

Fumoru glanced at Yaen with a hint of resentment in his eyes, then jumped directly onto the sea.

The next moment, to Arn's somewhat surprised gaze, a large expanse of mud appeared on the sea surface, carrying Fumoru as it swiftly chased after Freud.

As he watched Fumoru leave, Yann murmured to himself.

"This is... a strange ability. A Logia-type? No, it should also be a Mythical Zoan."

"And Freud? What's with those strange physical changes?"

[Chapter 372 The Hades' Colossus: Only the Outer Shell Remains]

'Could it be... that Ivankov stabbed Chief of Staff Freud, causing this injury?'

It's not that Yann looks down on Ivankov; if Ivankov had the ability to give Chief of Staff Freud injections, then the position of the Revolutionary Army's number one fighting force should have been given to Ivankov long ago.

However, out of caution, after the Kuja pirate ship had traveled some distance, Yann couldn't help but secretly contact Ivankov to confirm the situation.

"Hehe~ What are your orders, Chief of the General Staff?"

"Ivankov, have you recently, no, in recent years, touched anyone's... well, their gender or something?" Yann asked.

"Yes, I have moved. I move all the time. As a transvestite, one must transcend gender boundaries to appreciate the beauty of the transvestite way."

Ivankov answered without hesitation.

"Has the Chief of the General Staff also changed his mind and is preparing to try to cross gender boundaries? Don't worry, it's absolutely safe and absolutely beautiful."

"No no no..."

"I mean, have you ever secretly stabbed someone, like near Mary Geoise?" Yann asked.

This time, Ivankov fell silent for a moment before slowly saying, "Yes..."

Immediately, Yann perked up.

However, the next moment, Ivankov's tone changed, and he said seriously, "But I promised not to tell anyone this secret. Even transvestites should have their own code of conduct."

……

Ya'en.

However, before Yann could say anything, Ivankov's tone changed again, and he said in a nonchalant manner.

"Haha, but it doesn't matter now. After all, you, Chief of the General Staff, have taken care of that guy. It's okay if word gets out."

"Huh?" Yann.

“More than ten years ago, I saw a girl lying unconscious on the shore. I rescued her and, incidentally, changed her gender. She was later renamed Crocodile…” Ivankov said in a deep voice.

???

Ya'en.

Wait, Crocodile? More than ten years ago?

No, that's not what I want to hear...

Finally, Yann decisively hung up the Den Den Mushi.

Crocodile is dead, so there's no point in learning about this anymore.

And Yann also realized that Chief Freud's matter had nothing to do with Ivankov. Otherwise, given Ivankov's personality, even if it was a secret that couldn't be said openly because of the code of ethics between humans and transvestites, he would have hinted at it secretly.

……

Meanwhile, Frode and Fmoral had arrived at the sea where the Hades' giant ship had sunk.

After roughly estimating the distance, Frode spoke up. "This is it. Let's get to work, Frode."

"This is really boring. It woke me up from my slumber. I thought I was going to have some fun, but the Hades ship was sunk, and that guy wouldn't let me do anything."

Fumoru grumbled, his tone full of dissatisfaction. "Then what's the use of this body? Hey? This is such a waste."

"Stop talking nonsense, Vermor. What do you think is the reason you were able to awaken early? It's just that you can restrict the movement of the Hades behemoth," Freud said.

"Tsk, what a long-winded guy."

As Fumoru spoke with dissatisfaction, the mud that had been surging and flowing across the sea beneath his feet suddenly stopped.

The next moment, Fumoru stomped his feet, and the soil spread out from all directions at an extremely terrifying speed, almost instantly covering a volume comparable to that of a naval warship, and continuing to spread beneath the sea surface.

Then, Fumoru maintained this somewhat strange posture, constantly manipulating the soil to spread outwards and towards the seabed, until a long time later.

"found it!"

As Fmoru spoke, a dark, mysterious hole, its destination unknown, split open in the earth beside him.

Immediately, Freud jumped into the cave and plummeted downwards...

Meanwhile, as the mud waves created by Fumor continued to spread, they had reached the seabed and connected to the place where Hades' giant ship had sunk.

Soon, Freud spread his wings and accelerated, quickly arriving at the location of the Hades' giant ship. After Fmoru used mud to absorb the seawater that had flooded the interior of the Hades' giant ship, he directly entered it through the breach.

"here……"

Freud's gaze swept over the interior of the Hades behemoth, where numerous tiny blade marks were visible everywhere, indicating that the internal structure had been thoroughly destroyed.

Then, Frode flapped his wings and quickly circled inside the Pluto ship before dialing the Den Den Mushi.

"Chief of Staff Frodo, how is the situation?" The voice of the Five Elders came from the Den Den Mushi.

“The Pluto ship was destroyed quite thoroughly,” Frode replied.

"Confirmed? We must not let the deception we suffered eight hundred years ago by the Nefertari family repeat itself. Weapons like the Hades Titan must be completely eradicated from the sea."